## insert_horizontal_rule() {#default}

Inserts a horizontal rule shape into the document.


```python
def insert_horizontal_rule(self):
    ...
```

### Returns

The shape that is a horizontal rule.


### Examples

Shows how to insert a horizontal rule shape, and customize its formatting.

```python
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
shape = builder.insert_horizontal_rule()
horizontal_rule_format = shape.horizontal_rule_format
horizontal_rule_format.alignment = aw.drawing.HorizontalRuleAlignment.CENTER
horizontal_rule_format.width_percent = 70
horizontal_rule_format.height = 3
horizontal_rule_format.color = aspose.pydrawing.Color.blue
horizontal_rule_format.no_shade = True
self.assertTrue(shape.is_horizontal_rule)
self.assertTrue(shape.horizontal_rule_format.no_shade)
```

### See Also

* module [aspose.words](../../)
* class [DocumentBuilder](../)